Definition of Pyrethrum

1. Noun. Made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants.

Generic synonyms: Insect Powder, Insecticide

2. Noun. White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.

3. Noun. Spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Exact synonyms: Chrysanthemum Coccineum, Painted Daisy, Tanacetum Coccineum
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum

4. Noun. Used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum.

Definition of Pyrethrum

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrethrum

Pyrausta nubilalis
pyre
pyrectic
pyrene
Pyrenees
Pyrenees daisy
pyrenes
pyrenoid
pyrenoids
Pyrenomycetes
pyres
pyrethrin
pyrethrins
pyrethroid
pyrethroids
Pyrethrum
pyrethrums
pyretic
Pyrex
pyrexes
pyrexia
pyrexial
pyrexias
pyrexic
pyrheliometer
pyrheliometers
pyrheliometric
pyric
pyridic
pyridine

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